ACLA News

WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the use of reimbursement policies that recognize the essential role of diagnostic services in the healthcare delivery system and protects access to these vital services for Medicare beneficiaries. In July CMS issued a rule proposing revisions to payment policies for the Medicare ProgramContinue Reading »...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) released a report prepared by The Moran Company, a research firm with expertise in Medicare, that found serious contradictions and flaws in a recent proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to drastically cut Medicare reimbursement for anatomic pathology services. On July 8, CMS issued a rule proposing to cutContinue Reading »...

The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM)— a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral – applauds the strong leadership of U.S. Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA14) as demonstrated through the introduction of The Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013. AIM supports this legislation, which addresses the ongoing misapplication ofContinue Reading »...

JOINT STATEMENT BY THE ALLIANCE FOR INTEGRITY IN MEDICARE APPLAUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PROMOTING INTEGRITY IN MEDICARE ACT OF 2013 BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JACKIE SPEIER (D-CA14) August 1, 2013 The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM)— a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral – applauds the strong leadershipContinue Reading »...

The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM)—a broad coalition of physical therapy, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral—applauds the findings of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released July 15, 2013, “Action Needed to Address Higher Use of Anatomic Pathology Services by Providers Who Self-Refer.” AIM believes these findings add significantly to the existing mountainContinue Reading »...

Washington, DC – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) applauds the release of the new Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congress, examining self-referral practices within Medicare for anatomic pathology services. Entitled “Action Needed to Address Higher Use of Anatomic Pathology Services by Providers Who Self-Refer (GAO-12-455),” this study investigated the impact of self-referral on anatomic pathology services, which play a critical role inContinue Reading »...

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) issued the following statement on the proposed rule published today in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Other Revisions for Part B for CY 2014” (the “Proposed Rule”): ACLA is deeply concerned withContinue Reading »...

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) issued the following statement on the proposed rule published today in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule & Other Revisions for Part B for CY 2014” (the “Proposed Rule”): ACLA is deeply concerned withContinue Reading »...